(CNN) - Mitt Romney got another expected but key endorsement Wednesday before heading to North Carolina to speak in the city where Democrats will nominate President Barack Obama for a second term later this year.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, at one time considered a possible strong contender for the Republican presidential nomination, said on Fox News that he was backing the former Massachusetts governor.

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Gov. Daniels should be the as toxic as GWB in the current economic atmosphere. Daniels was GWB's Budget Director.

April 18, 2012 10:24 am at 10:24 am |

GI Joe

Oh Goodie – W's financial advisor. That works for me (NOT).

April 18, 2012 10:24 am at 10:24 am |

Mgc tampa

Guess what all the endorsements in the world won't make this guy likable!

April 18, 2012 10:32 am at 10:32 am |

Mgc tampa

Its funny how as soon as santorum dropped out the jeans came off. I guess he doesn't need to relate to the "average" man anymore lol!!

April 18, 2012 10:37 am at 10:37 am |

Data Driven

I'm shivering with excitement.

April 18, 2012 10:38 am at 10:38 am |

Mikey

Newsflash: Most Republicans will endorse Romney. What is more noteworthy is how many didn't endorse him while the primary was still contested. Every endorsement he gets now just highlights how lukewarm his fellow GOPers are about his candidacy. Of course, they will say all the right things now, but.....

April 18, 2012 10:44 am at 10:44 am |

ThinkAgain

Daniels is angling to be picked for VP candidate.

You all remember Daniels, right? He was GW Bush's budget director – and we all remember what THAT got us.

Obama/Biden 2012

April 18, 2012 10:48 am at 10:48 am |

The Other Dale

Saw the pictures and thought Romney got an endorsement from Putin. Then I saw who it actually was, which – when it comes to political views – wasn't really that much of a difference anyway.

April 18, 2012 11:07 am at 11:07 am |

Woman In California

After devoting seven years and tens of millions of dollars trying to convince conservatives that he is one of them, Mitt Romney finally has a firm grip on the Republican presidential nomination.

That says it all folks. Willard is the biggest joke to ever run for POTUS. Lacking in everything from personality to morals. No thank you.

Obama 2012 for continued recovery of the US

April 18, 2012 11:11 am at 11:11 am |

NotFooledByDistractions

Big endorsement? Daniels stood by while bush turned a surplus into a record deficit. I'm sure that's a stellar accomplishment on the republican scale, but to sane Americans, Daniels was as much, if not more of a disaster than Bush himself.

April 18, 2012 11:15 am at 11:15 am |

Marie MD

🙂 :). Indiana is a big endorsement??????? Is this a joke???????
Isn't this daniels the teapublikan who, after the State of the Union, came out saying that we can all be filthy rich just like the flip flopper?

April 18, 2012 11:18 am at 11:18 am |

Debbie

Daniels the GWBush $$ man. Romney has surrounded himself since day one with GWBush advisors. Romney is promoting GWBush policies. And while this is an official nod Daniels is already on record supporting Romney. A vote for Romney is a return to the GWBush administration and policies. A return to GWBush is a fail for America. A vote for Romney is a vote for GWBush.

April 18, 2012 11:21 am at 11:21 am |

Joe from CT, not Lieberman

Mitch Daniels? Wasn't he one of the architects of the Bush economic policy? Yeah. That's a strong endorsement.